STEP 3 OF 7
Clarify your ideal job target
A clear target beats applying everywhere. AI can help you expand your thinking, then narrow it down to something specific.
YOUR ASSIGNMENT
Identify 5 job titles and find 25 companies to target. Create additional knowledge blocks and save them in your Job Search folder.
Work through these prompts, in order
Open your AI assistant. For each step, copy the prompt and paste it into the chat box. When indicated, upload the Knowledge Block (the text documents you created in the previous step). Use one chat for this step, because each prompt builds on the previous one.
PROMPT
Here’s what I’ve done. Can you help me spot skills and strengths? Give me your top 8, each with a one-line example from my story.
Attach your Employment Narrative and Accomplishments List
PROMPT
What are some job titles that fit my skills and strengths? Give me 10 – 15, with one sentence on why each fits.
PROMPT
What I need from a job: [hours, pay, commute, work environment]. What I most enjoy doing in a job: [things you liked in past roles]. What I’d like to avoid: [things you disliked in past roles]. Rank those job titles from best to worst fit and explain each in one line.
PROMPT 1
What types of companies hire people for these job titles?
PROMPT 2
Name 5 real employers in or near [your city]. Tell me if you’re unsure any of them exist.
Check every company yourself ― AI can invent employers or get details wrong. Search each name, find its own website, and look at its Careers page.
PROMPT 3
What are some other resources I can search to find more employers in my area?
Identify your top 5 job titles and 25 potential companies
Five job titles and 25 potential companies are just rough targets ― it’s okay if you have more or less. This list will change as you actually start searching for jobs, and that’s okay, too.